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Giessen ranks 618th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Niigata (city), Manila, and Buckingham Palace. Memorable people born in Giessen include Wilhelm Liebknecht, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, and August Wilhelm von Hofmann. Memorable people who died in Giessen include Étienne Laspeyres, Gustav Spörer, and Willibald Kreß. Giessen has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many mathematicians, and economists. Giessen is located in Germany.

Giessen, spelled Gießen in German, is a town in the German state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 university students. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1615 and 1998, Giessen was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Wilhelm Liebknecht, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, and August Wilhelm von Hofmann. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Giessen including Étienne Laspeyres, Gustav Spörer, and Willibald Kreß.

People Born in Giessen

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People Deceased in Giessen

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Giessen were politicians (7), soccer players (4), athletes (3), chemists (2), and racing drivers (2),  while most who died were mathematicians (2), economists (1), astronomers (1), soccer players (1), and linguists (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Giessen, including Demis Nikolaidis, Daniel Davari, and Sonny Kittel. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Giessen, including Wilhelm Liebknecht, Philip William, Elector Palatine, and Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Giessen since 1700.